Images and text by amy christie for design mom.
Marbling with nail polish slowest drying.
The nail polish will be stuck on the face of the box.
Again it seemed that you had to work quickly.
A bit of nail polish thinner not acetone can be added to the polish and you might get one or two good rings out of it but don t expect miracles.
Use the stirring stick to collect the rest of the nail polish and to clean up the water for the next color.
Not waiting long enough before applying seche vite top coat.
This one however is right up my alley.
Partly because it s a coffee cup and partly because it uses fingernail polish to make the colors.
However the nail polish may have been a little more forgiving with time.
So i ran myself to the dollar store because you know i love a good dollar tree diy.
Remove the tape and voilà it s that easy.
They have colors that are perfect for this craft and i also grabbed a bunch of things to marble.
It only needs to be slightly tacky not wet.
Fill your container halfway with hot water.
So i ve seen a few tutorials on marbling and some of them use acrylic paints.
I am going to use the same exact cup as well as distilled room temperature water for every brand i test.
I decided to use two colors of nail polish to create the diy marbling effect.
Not waiting long enough for the polish on the plastic to dry.
I placed it to dry.
The polish really sticks.
I poured a few drops and stirred.
The only difference will be the polish and the pattern.
Wait 10 mins for the nail polish to try and then pat the water droplets with a paper towel.
I have a slew of nail polish colors so i already had everything that i needed to do.
How to marble a mug with nail polish.
Marble the whole dollar store with this nail polish marbling tutorial.
I probably didn t need to buy nail polish but i did.
How to use nail polish to create marbleized mugs.
Keep it about 3 4 full to prevent spilling.
With the nail polish bottle very close to the surface of the water pour a drop or two of polish into the water.
We used three colors for each marbling.
This should keep the nail polish together without making it set too quickly.
You might need to try a couple times with water slightly warm or cool.
Once the nail polish touches the water it is going to want to set and heat will slow the process.
Upon reading my diy magazine last month i was really excited at the tutorial for using nail polish to marble slick surface furniture.
Well i don t have any furniture pieces needing a new look but i wondered if the same materials could be used on non furniture non slick surfaced items.
Filtered water seems to slow the drying of the nail polish giving you more time.
Not waiting long enough for my underwear to dry i mean the base coat of nail polish here ok.
